A Creative Approach to Jazz Piano Harmony

This is definitely not a harmonic system for those who are looking for rules by which to write music. Rather this is an approach to unlocking the limitless harmonic possibilities which are unique to the piano. This approach can be developed in a personal manner through a lifetime without ever exhausting the creative possibilities. Of course, it is also applicable to jazz composing and arranging. The book includes hundreds of musical examples and five compositions by Bill Dobbins.

Introduction - Exploring the Five Basic Seventh Chords - Vile Trickery - Exploring the Altered Seventh Chords - Joyful Noises - Exploring Other Four-Note Structures - Listening Within - Exploring Larger and Smaller Structures - Song for Daralene - Evan's Dance - Melodic Considerations - Basic Practice Strategy - Thoughts on Musical Creativity - Appendices - About the Author